Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 2.4 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR798.95
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,925.05
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR189.89
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.48
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 7.5% less for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.04
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,873.23
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,783.89
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR636.64
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR674.64
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR836.09
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR125.82
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR701.50
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.01
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.66
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.65
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,414.90
|
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,850.82
|
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,849,342.88
|
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR917.86
|
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
|
pay 64.2% more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,188.08
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR44,978.89
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,289.74
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,032.30
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,383.66
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,058.87
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR600.32
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR693.76
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,222.41
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,601.38
|
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR968.64
|
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay 48.1% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,105.65
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,430.23
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,361.17
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,751.02
|
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
|
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